Dietary saturated fatty acids and brain function

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 615-626

  Kaplan, Randall J ^a   Greenwood, Carol E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Brain function; Cognitive behavior; Dietary fat; Feeding behavior; Saturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MEMBRANE; COGNITION; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FATTY ACID TRANSPORT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIPID COMPOSITION; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; COGNITION; DIETARY FATS; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; INSULIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031898204     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022478503367     Document Type: Article

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